In the book, the author views obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as a continuous war between patients and their conscience. It is unfortunate that this malady was not taken seriously by psychiatrists or psychologists. Patients continued to suffer in utter silence until new molecules were discovered in the 1980s, which offered some relief to the sufferers.
JAYANT BURDE received his M.Sc. in Mathematics from Bombay University. He also holds a law degree from Bangalore University and is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He has written numerous articles and papers across various fields, including mathematics, cash management, and organizational structure.
He has also authored eight books across different disciplines:
Philosophy of Numbers (2007)
Rituals, Mantras, and Science (MLBD, 2004)
Sünya and Nothingness (MLBD, 2009)
Buddhist Logic and Quantum Dilemma (MLBD, 2012)
The Mystique of Om (New Age Books, 2007)
The World of Rhythm Called Ritual (New Age Books, 2007)
Jaina Relativism and Relativity Physics (MLBD, 2014)
The Riddle of the Infinite (MLBD, 2020)
This is the story of those people who suffered at the hands of their own conscience. Their minds were veritable arenas where their conscience was pitted against their ego with a single purpose of torturing the ego.
Despite the torture these people reached the dizzy heights in various fields religion, science, literature business and so on. Their struggle against their own hostile part raises many philosophical questions; This unique confrontation is called obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD in modern medicine.
Fifty or sixty years ago lay persons did not know what this disease meant. Even many physicians failed to understand what the afflicted person was trying to convey. Only psychiatrists, and some psychologists could diagnose the disease, but even they were not sure that they could provide an effective treatment. It is only after certain molecules were discovered in mid 1980s that doctors could with some confidence say that OCD was treatable though most therapists agreed that the condition could not be cured.
A few philosophical questions arise from the history of OCD in respect of those who earned world wide fame despite their ailment. Is OCD a serious impediment and in the absence of this malady, would they have achieved even greater success? Was the combat between the ego and the conscience in fact indirectly helped the OCD patients? Was the confrontation between the self and the conscience a mere misperception or delusion?
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